Module 10 Day 1 Revising and Editing (12/02)

Which of the following sentences from the passage has a subject-verb agreement error?

• "The kids was playing soccer."

• "The ball goes out of bounds, it roll near the trees."

• "My mom tell us to hurry up because it is getting late."

• All of the above.

How should the sentence "They kick the ball they yell goal." be corrected?

• "They kicked the ball and yelled, 'Goal!'"

• "They kick the ball. They yell, 'Goal!'"

• "They kick the ball, and they yell, 'Goal!'"

• All of the above are correct.

Which option best corrects the sentence fragment "Running fast"?

• A. "The kids running fast."

• B. "The kids were running fast."

• C. "They run fast across the field."

• D. Both B and C.

What is the error in the sentence "Me and my brother joins the game, but we doesn't know all the rules"?

• A. "Joins" should be "join," and "doesn't" should be "don't."

• B. "Me and my brother" should be "My brother and I," and "doesn't" should be "don’t."

• C. "Joins" should be "join," and "Me and my brother" should be "My brother and I."

• D. All of the above.

Which correction fixes the run-on sentence "The ball goes out of bounds it roll near the trees"?

• A. "The ball goes out of bounds, and it rolls near the trees."

• B. "The ball goes out of bounds. It roll near the trees."

• C. "The ball goes out of bounds; it rolls near the trees."

• D. Both A and C.

What is a compound subject?

• A subject that is only about one person

• A subject that does not have a verb

• A subject with two or more subjects joined by "and"

• A subject with one verb

 In the sentence "Louis and his friends are playing soccer," what is the predicate?

• soccer

• are playing soccer

• his friends

• Louis

Which of the following is a compound subject?

• The cat is sleeping

• Mark and Jane are singing

• She runs fast

• The dog barks

What is the coordinating conjunction used in compound subjects?

• but

• or

• and

• so

In the sentence "Ali hangs from the bar and points her toes," what is the compound predicate?

• hangs from the bar

• points her toes

• hangs from the bar and points her toes

• Ali